Most of us hire people to fill a slot — a given role. That happens all too often because we hire in a reactionary mode, …
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Your Career in Operations
I’ve invested the vast majority of my long career in operations. I find it fascinating. Regardless of industry, operations includes the technologies, processes, materials, and …
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Strategic Relevance
It might seem that competitive advantage is a good thing, a key to success. But not all are created equal. In fact, a competitive advantage …
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Creating Profitable Innovation
Consider these 6 building blocks to successful innovation. It’s not starting from a blank sheet of paper, nor waiting for lightening to strike. It’s a …
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Culture: A Critical Success Factor in Mergers and Acquisitions
Have you ever wondered why some cultures morph into their surroundings, while others do not? Failure to sufficiently consider differing cultures during a merger and …
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Profitable innovation while executing a merger
How do merging operations balance the need for speed, throughput and quality of their multiple innovation processes during the difficult first 18 months? Innovation was …
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Rationalization: Successful Integration of Operations Requires It
M&A deals rarely accomplish the great financial success outlined in the agreements. Failures in integrating operations dominate those unsatisfactory transactions. About 2 years ago I …
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Knowledge and technology optimization in Mergers & Acquisitions
Sharing of knowledge and technology while merging operations will not happen automatically or well without a defined plan. This is true within an organization, and …
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Supply Chain Management in Mergers & Acquisitions
Success of any merger or acquisition depends on the effective integration of operations. My earlier series on that operations integration addressed 8 key factors, one …
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Follow This Process for Successful Integration of Manufacturing Operations
Why do so many Mergers and Acquisitions fail to find promised success? These next several podcast expand on an earlier series in which I addressed …
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